The Tel Aviv District Court sentenced Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto to one year in prison over charges of bribery and obstruction of justice on Tuesday, after numerous scandals and myriad delays.

The Special Committee assigned to discuss the extension of the number of Cabinet ministers, i.e. to amend a Basic Law, headed by MK Ze’ev Elkin (Likud), approved a bill allowing

Four years after the US celebrated the assassination of terror mastermind and Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, one prize-winning journalist has accused Washington of covering up the true details

Three Palestinian Arab towns in western Samaria that are surrounded by Jewish communities and seemingly “cut off” from the rest of the the Palestinian Authority (PA) are actually doing quite

A spokesperson for Sweden’s Green Party apologized on Monday after calling the migrant crisis in Europe “the new Auschwitz.” Asa Romson made the remark on Sunday during a televised debate of

Both Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon made points Monday of mentioning the defunct “peace process” with the Palestinian Authority – a subject they studiously ignored during

A new subsidized program will enable Christian student leaders from universities and colleges across the United States to experience Israel firsthand.  Based on the highly successful Taglit-Birthright program, Covenant Journey takes

A military court in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Monday jailed a Palestinian convicted of “spying” for Israel to 15 years, judicial sources said. In March two other men were

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu declared at the Likud faction meeting Monday that he will continue to try and widen the government, which currently rests upon a one-seat majority, with 61

Opposition leader Yitzhak Herzog is looking to supplant Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, calling Monday for repeat general elections.  Speaking at his party’s faction meeting in the afternoon, the Zionist Union chairman announced the

AKIM Israel – in collaboration with The Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, and supported by Alpha Omega Foundation US, as well as by Henry Schein Cares – have established a program to train

Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett began his party’s faction meeting on Monday afternoon with a discussion on the newly formed government.  Although the government is extremely narrow with only 61 MKs,

Four suspected members of Al-Qaeda were killed Monday in an apparent American drone strike on the Yemeni port city of Mukalla, which the jihadists overran last month, an official said,

Canada, one of Israel’s staunchest allies, appears primed to use its new hate crime laws against groups advocating for the virulently anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.  According to a Canadian Broadcasting Company

The Obama administration is involving itself again in the case of an American teen beaten by an Israeli Border Policeman last summer, in a move that CNN describes as connected

Almost eight weeks have passed since election day and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has still not declared his final government.  It appears, Channel 10 suggested, that the Prime Minister is taking his time before

Syria is believed to have succeeded in transferring chemical weapons to Hezbollah, Channel 1 television’s military affairs correspondent said Monday. According to the reporter, Amir Bar Shalom, it appears chlorine

The Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to crack down on Hamas supporters within its borders, and is also targeting student leaders of a Hamas-aligned group at Birzeit University The crackdown began after a

Outgoing Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) penned a letter Monday morning to Jerusalem District Police Commander Moshe Edri and Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino, demanding to reopen the Lion’s Gate and

Four people were injured in a gas explosion Monday morning, after a gas canister exploded in a private home on Silwan Blvd. near the Dung Gate in Jerusalem. Magen David Adom (MDA)

The IDF’a Arava Division has been battling a steady stream of illegal immigrants from Jordan, security sources said Monday – and the threat is beginning to become a security risk. 

At least 72 fighters were killed in a single day as the Syrian army battled to relieve some 250 besieged regime loyalists under rebel assault, a monitoring group said Monday.

Supreme Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez has rejected Yesh Atid’s petition for an interim injunction to prevent the continuation of the Basic Law Amendment process to increase the number of ministers in the next

The new coalition is still taking shape, but it’s already facing its second threatened rebellion over the allocation of portfolios, including the remaining ministries and powerful Knesset committees. Following Likud

A security detail has been assigned to MK Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) due to threats against her on social networking sites.  Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein confirmed rumors that a detail

A Palestinian Arab terrorist stabbed a Jewish man at the Al-Zaim junction, 11.3 kilometers outside Maaleh Adumim and just outside Jerusalem, on Monday morning. Magen David Adom (MDA) medics were notified

The Supreme Court has given the Israeli government and Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein only 12 hours to respond to Yesh Atid’s appeal against the expansion of the cabinet. Justice Daphne

Religious groups in Ashdod are planning a mass protest later this week against a shopping center that has begun operating on Shabbat. The Big Fashion Center of Ashdod said Sunday

With dozens of Jews arrested for “violating the rules” on visits to the Temple Mount, the Students for the Temple Mount organization had a simple question for police: Just what

Syria’s official news agency SANA on Sunday denounced Turkey’s prime minister for making a cross-border trip to a historic tomb inside Syrian territory, calling the visit a “clear aggression”. Prime